Neutrophil cytoskeletal disease

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-124

  Nunoi, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi ^b   Kanegasaki, Shiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN;

CHILD; CYTOSKELETON; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; CHILD; CYTOSKELETON; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0035432633     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981993     Document Type: Article

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